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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 24 Jun 1981, p. 2

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PAGE 2 - IATEILOO WLE. “WV. W M, vu! wishes ot residents In the Larch and Balsam "met In“ and use an eeonoqtiol, though of repairing roads in their area. The city had pro- posed asphalt surfac, ing but opted for use of a cheaper tar and chip spray instead. Oscar Wiegand spoke for a delegation of home owners from the area opposing the works department rec- ommendation that as- phalt paving be used to repair roads. The as- phalt would cost resi- dents about $2,240 each, or an average tax increase of $20 a month for the next ten years. The use of tar and chip spray would halve that expense. "I don't see how you can expect us to pay Councll decided Mol- "iiirii'ii'iiiiiiiii"iir'get cheap road repair (of: even put guy." KuTTSémumm'E use ot Larch and Bal. lug by students Tron) nearby Wilfrid Laurier university. Works commissioner Jim Willis admitted the students use the roads I great S,', “even though the is parking north and south of the campus." "The road deteriora- tion because of student use is tremendous," said Wiegand, who sug- gested parking permits be used to defray re- pair costs. Alderman Mary Jane Mewhinney, who is on Wilfrid Laurier's board of governors, told Wie- gand students can't " ford to pay for permits and reminded him citi- zens are obligated under the city's Local OF WATERLOO " UNIVERSITY. AVE. E. - 886-5090 SALES C SERVICE 0 PARTS 0 LEASING pai tor street mainte- “Everybody and: I - for why they shouldn't have to pay for local improve- ments," Mewhlnney said. "It doesn't mat- ter if you live by a school or a church or Grants totalling $219,664 were awarded to 29 Ontario firms in the first quarter of 1981 under four small-busi- ness incentive pro- grams, government or flciais report. The grants are ex- pected to create as new jobs and generate " million in new sales. Small businesses get $279,664 The Product Devel- opment Management Prbgram (PDMP). which encourages some other public stmettare...thegoadia ta, who lives on Larch Street, told council the use of asphalt paving would force his taxes plum San Seam small manufacturers to develop new prod- ucts. awarded the larty est amount In grants " 3145.710 to nine Ontario sponsored by the min. istry and the Design Canada division of the federal department of industry. trade and commerce. It helps projects coating up to $25,000 with both spon- Sors providing anis- University of _Guelrth This pmgram is fo- When economic indica- tors suggest the sky is falling, ity prudent to seek the shelter of a Volvo DL station wagon. A Volvok durability (average life expectancy in Sweden is 18.7 years) means you shouldn't have to return to the money market for a new- car loan for some time. And as your family grows, you won't have to replace your Volvo wagon with a larger car. The DL comfortably seats five adults. There; even an optional third seat in back for late arrivals. Best of all is the feeling you get from knowing Volvo is designed with safety in mind. Ask your Volvo dealer to point out all the safety features built into the DL wagon. Then, be your own secur- ity analyst. You‘ll prob- ably end up selling your car and buying ours. VOLVO . 1901 VOLVO CANADA LTD A car you can belseve In pared to a " percent lacuna for tar and chip spray anthem. "I don't see how you can be Justified in higtir cast," he said. In his engineering t 'md repairs. Willis " tance amounting to " to to per cent of the total, to a maximum of Thirteen Ontario companies were awarded $01,585 to as- sist in the preparation and design of packag- ing and sales literature and develop an adver. tising strategy. This funding. under the Pro- motional Aids Market- ing Program (PAMP). covers " per cent of 0 VOLVO o MAZDA 0 BMW viaod the city to on 10: ”pm pmm_ be- cniue It is more -itura. Council chose the cheaper surfacing Arr Larch and Balsam Streets. but they opted for ”plan paving for Parkside Drive, an in- dustrial street used the cost of an approved, project up to a max- imum of 87.500. Seven Ontario inven- tors received $54,879 to make prototypes and prove their feasibility under the Program to Encourage Product and Process Innovation (PEPPI). The pro- gram helps projects costing less than $1S,000, providing too. per-cent assistance to a maximum of 810.000. For preliminary Technical Assessment and Planning (TAP) studies, $23,090 in grants was given to seven Ontario firms. Under the TAP pro- gram the company pays the first 3400 and is reimbursed for so per cent of all eligible costs incurred up to The K-W Jaycees and BF Goodrich Canada will conduct free tire safety inspections at Conestoga Mall this Saturday, June 27. The inspections will be conducted by Tire Safety Teams of Jay- cee members and rep- resentatives from the BF Goodrich Ride Cen- tre, 50 Victoria St. N., Kitchener. ”Vow 7 ”of Rabbit asfr Mercedes N. American models. l seven Ontario firms. SBMD is designed to Under the TAP pro- provide consulting ser- gram the company vices to about 25 small pays the first 5400 and businesses involved in is reimbursed for so retail and service sec per cent of all eligible tors in each chosen costs incurred up to community. A private $3,600. consulting firm is hired Eligible costs include to counsel each busi- consulting services of ness on management research professionals. techniques. Ti res get inspection Inspections will in- clude checks for proper pressure, tread depth, tire damage and un- usual wear - regardless Dissatisfied with present service? For expert repaus, call Mike or Klaus at 435 Cooestogo Rd W Waterloo mm from the three roads out have so days to appeal the decision of council before plans for the improvements are finalized. In the first quarter as well, " "How to Start a New Business" semi- nars were conducted by ministry small-busi- ness consultants across Ontario. And six com- munities availed them- selves of the consulting services offered through the Small Business Management Development Program (SBMD). scientists. engineers and technoiogitsts from the Ontario Research Foundation or other contracted research agencies. of tire brand. Tire Safety Teams will an- swer any questions mo- torists have regarding their tires. , , "All of these factors are related to driving safety," says Michael Ther, BFG Ride Centre manager. "We want to get people in the habit of regularly inspecting their tires." Inspections will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 V The K-W Jaycees in- spected 210 cars during last year's Program. Residents and bust by larger

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